Australian man killed by shark in New Caledonia

A 59-year-old Australian man has been killed by a shark while swimming in New Caledonia on Sunday.

The man was holidaying in the country and was attacked while swimming near a pontoon about 150 metres from shore at Chateau Royal Beach in Noumea.

Chateau Royal Beach in Noumea.Credit:MyNewCaledonia

Local news outlets say the man was brought on a jet-ski to land where attempts were made to revive him, but he died of his injuries.

Beaches in the area have been closed and a “new shark culling campaign is already scheduled”, The French Pacific Journal reported.

A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was bitten by a bull shark at the same beach on January 29.

She has since been treated in an Australian hospital.

More to come.

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